I read this article last week and it lifted a huge weight off my shoulders. I knew I was scared but this made me feel like I don’t have to be. If you’ve taken that safety-first fear too far like I have, read this article!
You’re going to hurt other people.
Even though you don’t want to.
Even though you don’t mean to.
To no fault of your own.
You’re going to hurt someone.
We’re all bumping up against each other with our cravings and sensibilities,
reaching clumsily for fulfillment.
We bond and then unbind.
We stretch our arms to grab more life,
and we give someone a black eye.
Egos get hurt; vows are broken; fires doused.
Becoming whole leaves breakage.
Why does it help to know the inevitability of hurting someone?
It helps to know of this inevitability
so that you don’t retreat when you need to lift off,
so that you choose to leave the house of familiarity
for Morocco, or Broadway, or love.
Or the center of your Soul.
It helps to know how nature works when you are exploring wilderness.
It’s articles like this that make me feel like it’s important to find your voice and not be afraid of it. It starts young, we’re expected to behave in a way that if continued…will get us NOWHERE!
It’s not a feminist movement, it’s honouring ourselves. It’s not a I hate men stance at all, but how can I feel better about myself. Must read.
http://www.stuff.co.nz/life-style/life/8364869/Why-don-t-women-brag
Okay yes it’s been a while but I haven’t stumbled upon anything that really got my attention…until just now.
This is courtesy of galadarling.com and is fascinating. I know this has happened to me my whole life, what about you? This is written by a man and is really insightful to the way society has conditioned us to think and respond as women.
“It’s a whole lot easier to emotionally manipulate someone who has been conditioned by our society to accept it. We continue to burden women because they don’t refuse our burdens as easily. It’s the ultimate cowardice.”
For the full article see here.
Is SOUL FOOD for women! I love it. Here’s a small video but check out the whole episodes while we can.
This women is amazing.
She really got me thinking about how I present myself at work. The bit about success and likability going together for men but not for women??? Oh that is so frustrating and so true. How often do we play into this?
Here’s an article about what TV does to self esteem of tweens. It’s food for thought about making active choices about what you watch or let your kids watch.
Something has been bothering me. Something’s missing. I’m 29 now. By all means I should be a grown street smart and very capable woman, then why am I always feeling like I’m floundering? And I came to realise that I don’t have many role models, especially local role models, and I’m beginning to wonder why that is. So I thought I’d start collating things I find and putting them all in one place. Women who are interesting, who are strong, who are independent and hopefully I can use this space to remind my self of them when I next feel lost and confused. So here goes…
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